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High court takes on the question of just what is patentable with business method patents coming under scrutiny. The court's ultimate opinion -- due in June -- could invalidate thousands of software patents.
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation says it is tired of what it calls bogus software patents. While Congress dithers over patent reform, the EFF is taking action against the software patents it considers are suppressing noncommercial and small-business innovation or limiting free expression online. To combat these annoying patents, the EFF has targeted its own Top 10 egregious patents. eWEEK presents the EFF's most bogus software patents.
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First the Russians will deliver the Mini-Research Module 2, followed by a Nov. 16 NASA launch of the space shuttle Atlantis. With only six space shuttle missions remaining to the International Space Station, NASA is focusing on getting a supply of spare parts to the ISS.
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NASA alerts the International Space Station's crew to approaching Russian Cosmos space debris that might force astronauts to sleep in Soyuz module.
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New legislation would allow the Universal Service Fund to be used for broadband deployment, expanding the USF from its traditional use as a fund to subsidize phone service in underserved and rural areas and Internet connections in schools and libraries.
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On a Website called Intel's Insides, graphics chip maker Nvidia offers a series of editorial-style cartoons that take shots at Intel over a number of issues, including the legal problems that are besetting the company. Intel is being sued on several fronts regarding its business practices, and also is dealing with lawsuits involving Nvidia and licensing issues.
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The negotiations over the International Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement that concluded another round this week in Seoul, South Korea, prompts watchdog groups to complain to President Obama about Hollywood's influence over the talks and the lack of transparency surrounding the entire negotiations.
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The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee passes two bills that establish federal guidelines for data breach notifications.
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A lawsuit filed by New York prosecutors alleges that Intel, worried about the competitive threat posed by rival AMD, focused incentives and threats on Dell, which prosecutors say received about $6 billion in payments from Intel between 2002 and 2007. The money was used to keep Dell from launching products based on AMD's processors, according to the lawsuit. Intel officials say the payments were legitimate rebates paid to a large customer.
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Legislation would mandate that National Institute of Standards and Technology develop a plan to ensure cyber-security coordination within the U.S. government.
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Former HP boss Carly Fiorina is joining ex-eBay CEO Meg Whitman as one-time tech executives seeking public office in California. Fiorina, a Republican, will challenge three-term incumbent Barbara Boxer in 2010. Fiorina, who left HP in 2006, said job creation, government spending and health care will be top issues for her campaign.She also addressed her spotty voting record, saying she was wrong not to participate in the political process.
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The N.Y. Attorney General’s office is accusing Intel of using bribes and coercion to pressure OEMs, including HP, Dell and IBM, into favoring its products over those from rival AMD. The charges leveled by the N.Y. investigators echo those of European regulators, who earlier this year fined Intel $1.45 billion for anti-competitive behavior. Intel has appealed that fine and accused the EC of conducting a one-sided investigation. An Intel spokesman questioned the filing of the N.Y. suit, saying that all the issues raised were being dealt with in a private lawsuit between AMD and Intel.
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Motorola's ruggedized MC3100 Series of mobile devices features gun, turret or straight-shooter form factors, keypad options, faster processors and a choice of Microsoft operating systems.
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The $25 million insider trading scandal that touched such IT heavyweights as AMD, IBM and Intel has now led to charges against six people from Silicon Valley and Wall Street. The case continues to roil both coasts. Federal prosecutors say executives from IBM, Intel and McKinsey & Co. gave nonpublic information on such companies as AMD, Sun Microsystems, Google, PolyCom and Akamai to two directors at two hedge funds, Galleon Management and New Castle Funds, which used the information to make their trades. Most of the companies are cooperating with investigators, and some - including Intel, McKinsey and Akamai - reportedly are conducting their own internal probes. Intel also put Rajiv Goel, an executive with its treasury department, on administrative leave after the charges were brought against him and five others. Here, eWEEK offers a look at who is involved with the case.
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TechAmerica tells President Obama his promise to appoint a cyber-security coordinator in the White House is growing more urgent by the day. Obama promised to appoint a cyber-security coordinator more than five months ago.
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